Another tip for all players is don't overextend... When you are playing theory-based openings against a decent opponent, they will find the moves that apply greater pressure and restrict your movement. But If you're playing a weird opening where the opponent doesn't attack as much, then their queen, bishop, or knight can come out of nowhere with a nasty pin or fork or tactic. Just stay solid mostly.
Excellent video. I’m 1500-1600 in blitz and i still struggle a ton with this. It’s always the case that they will start with a move like B4 and i’d stick to the principles to try and punish it naturally, yet I always find I end up in a closed position, allowing my opponent to regroup and make a draw or even find a winning tactic. This video helps a lot. Thanks you.
Tip 4 is really helpful - I've encountered opponents in blitz and bullet who use very poor openings in order to gain winning time advantage from making you think. Playing solid would win the game in any other scenario, but in these cases it costs too much time because there's calculation involved when they're just snapping out moves. The weirdest example I can remember was an opponent who just played a6 and then just shuffled their rook between a8 and a7 whilst I developed! They only developed pawns/pieces further to counter my mate threats. That was 1-min bullet and I lost on time.. which was a hilarious trolling.
At my low elo the weird openings often have one idea behind them - a trick/trap that if you can avoid puts your opponent in trouble. Is there any way of assessing if there's such a trap brewing so you can defend against it before it's too late?
If your opponent is playing weird moves you have to ask yourself why would they put this piece here? Where is it going to go next? Most of the traps I’ve seen involve checks/king weaknesses so looking for checks is another way of avoiding tricks. Also if you feel vulnerable just play defensively and castle as soon as possible
i played this chess computer I have. The computer was on the lowest setting (750 rating) and it quite literally played tip 1 except transposed the opening moves. 1. e4 h5 2. d4 f6 3 Bd3 b6 4 e5 Nc6 5. Bg6#
Awesome video. Could you do us a favour and add all these type of videos to your strategy playlist. Your an amazing teacher. Thanks for all the hard work you put in to share yout chess knowledge
Adding to the strange opening thing. I can agree with playing something strange to counter something strange just make sure it's in the realm of normalcy though. I'd suggest looking at a chess database and still keeping your weird move strong. I'd check with stockfish to make sure you aren't giving up a huge advantage by also playing something strange. Remember, the further down someone chooses to make their first move the more the absolute main lines work just fine. Take the huge advantage if given it and it forces the player to find the best moves which is hard for a human.
I do not like tip 4... As b2 and the moves you showed are my opening with white... Now I have to work out what to do with F6, and the knight moving to E5.
I play the hippo a lot so B3>bishop b2 is pretty normal for me to play. If I saw someone respond with F6>knight H6, I'd be shook. lol Never seen that in my life
I love to play the bishop fiancettos too, always. And what he said about comfort zone is so true. It's a major strategic reason to play off-meta in anything
I think facing these openings is kind of interesting, since most learning materials only talk about how shall we deal with opponents playing good moves or bad but reasonable moves. Having a chance to play against people with weird moves might help us have a better understanding about the normal openings
5:59 Stockfish is probably giving such a large advantage to White (+6.7) because Stockfish 15 re-defined what a point counted as; it's no longer equivalent to a pawn, but the chance of winning the game. Older versions of Stockfish might have a more even evaluation.
Is there any discord where i can send a puzzle ? .. i am playing with my friend and we end up with a draw .. but i think that at some point he could win the game and just didn't see the right move
Six tips to CRUSH Strange Openings: 1. Look for obvious weaknesses or drawbacks. 2. Look for subtle weaknesses or drawbacks. 3. Develop and control the center like normal! 4. Respond to a strange opening with a strange move yourself! 5. Categorize the opening as either really bad or just somewhat bad. 6. Don't overthink it.
Weird openings remind me of a funny story Gotham told involving two games between the same players: Game 1: f4 e5 g3 exf4 gxf4 Qh4# Game 2: f4 e5 fxe5 Qh4+ g3 Be7 gxh4 Bh4#
Yeah, if I have opponents like that I usually crush them by just playing solid moves because the weaknesses will eventually get worse and worse for them.
I would disagree a bit on Tip 2.... Sometimes I play even 5. ... b6 and 6. ... g6 which in more than 60% of my games (I am mid-level player!) turns out to be positive! I.e. I win in more than 60% of such games. Not to mention occasions when I I am able to play 7. ... a6 and 8. ... h6.............. I wouldnt like to comment the reasons for that right now though ))) Again on Tip 2 -..... When we have the white move e5, black can take it once, say by d6:e5, but on d4:e5 - black should NOT be silly to take it again, while they could simply play f5!
@@snugglypichu6881 Don't let them get into full hippo, attack them before they get setup, seems to work for me, good luck! I've played the hippo as my opening for both sides a couple hundred times, with great success! Love the hippo!
Before even viewing the video: when your opponent plays silly stuff, call the bluff and prioritize good development. That's how you win against ridiculous pawn-pushy openings (unless they create an obvious weakness, but you can push a lot of pawns before your position actually crumbles.) Many people think there should be an immediate crushing blow you can deal to silly openings, but there usually isn't, and the answer is to just develop to ideal squares. Their position will fall apart if you just keep developing and stop hoping for immediate tactics (in fact, looking for immediate tactics often falls into the silly opening "trap.") (Edit: having watched the video, I'm essentially emphasizing tip 3. Just play like you normally would. Take advantage of the fact they aren't pressuring you!)
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Another tip for all players is don't overextend... When you are playing theory-based openings against a decent opponent, they will find the moves that apply greater pressure and restrict your movement. But If you're playing a weird opening where the opponent doesn't attack as much, then their queen, bishop, or knight can come out of nowhere with a nasty pin or fork or tactic. Just stay solid mostly.
Excellent video. I’m 1500-1600 in blitz and i still struggle a ton with this. It’s always the case that they will start with a move like B4 and i’d stick to the principles to try and punish it naturally, yet I always find I end up in a closed position, allowing my opponent to regroup and make a draw or even find a winning tactic.
This video helps a lot. Thanks you.
Glad it helped!
There goes my Latvian Gambit prep for the tournament next week. I hope none of my opponents see this video.
MUHAHAHA😈
Yeah, it would be a shame if someone saw this video and planned out a counterplay to your gambit... hehehehe
There goes my zilbermints double countergambit
Tip 4 is really helpful - I've encountered opponents in blitz and bullet who use very poor openings in order to gain winning time advantage from making you think. Playing solid would win the game in any other scenario, but in these cases it costs too much time because there's calculation involved when they're just snapping out moves.
The weirdest example I can remember was an opponent who just played a6 and then just shuffled their rook between a8 and a7 whilst I developed! They only developed pawns/pieces further to counter my mate threats. That was 1-min bullet and I lost on time.. which was a hilarious trolling.
At my low elo the weird openings often have one idea behind them - a trick/trap that if you can avoid puts your opponent in trouble. Is there any way of assessing if there's such a trap brewing so you can defend against it before it's too late?
If your opponent is playing weird moves you have to ask yourself why would they put this piece here? Where is it going to go next? Most of the traps I’ve seen involve checks/king weaknesses so looking for checks is another way of avoiding tricks. Also if you feel vulnerable just play defensively and castle as soon as possible
@@iamgroot3615 Thanks, good advice.
I assume getting your bishop trapped?
i played this chess computer I have. The computer was on the lowest setting (750 rating) and it quite literally played tip 1 except transposed the opening moves. 1. e4 h5 2. d4 f6 3 Bd3 b6 4 e5 Nc6 5. Bg6#
Awesome video. Could you do us a favour and add all these type of videos to your strategy playlist. Your an amazing teacher. Thanks for all the hard work you put in to share yout chess knowledge
Nelson your videos are 100% the best. Keep your style and focus on the game and the strategy. The purity is cleansing
Could you please make a video on how to beat the double fianchettoed bishops?
This is really useful! I always get strange openings in my games ;)
Nice tips. Will take note
Hey sir can you please tell me some basic rule to remember while playing a match on physical board?
Great video as always! Question: Will you be doing analysis of the remaining 3 rounds of the Fide Candidates tournament? Thanks for the answer.
Probably not at this point... I realized it's not really my specialty and we have a lot going on with baby #3 on the way. Sorry!
No problem at all! I understand real life's more important :P Take as much time as you need!
@@kamnasharma6143GothamChess analyzed those games, I think. Anyways, Nepo won the tournament with 1 round to spare.
3:45 does either knight to c5 not save that?
I crushed that defense in 13 moves just a couple of days ago. Expand in centre and position for an attack, when they give you an inch take a mile
You might want to include a time stamp.
Adding to the strange opening thing. I can agree with playing something strange to counter something strange just make sure it's in the realm of normalcy though. I'd suggest looking at a chess database and still keeping your weird move strong. I'd check with stockfish to make sure you aren't giving up a huge advantage by also playing something strange. Remember, the further down someone chooses to make their first move the more the absolute main lines work just fine. Take the huge advantage if given it and it forces the player to find the best moves which is hard for a human.
I do not like tip 4... As b2 and the moves you showed are my opening with white... Now I have to work out what to do with F6, and the knight moving to E5.
This is a video I needed, thanks
Hey there, love your videos! Great content :) One quick question: at 3:45 couldn't black have moved their knight to c5 to get out of the queen fork?
but then it gets killed by the pawn on e4
Great content that I don't see from others.
I got crushed by people playing strange openings, thanks for the video Sir..
Thank you sir...been seeing these strange openings recently
I play the hippo a lot so B3>bishop b2 is pretty normal for me to play. If I saw someone respond with F6>knight H6, I'd be shook. lol Never seen that in my life
I love to play the bishop fiancettos too, always. And what he said about comfort zone is so true. It's a major strategic reason to play off-meta in anything
@@michaelfetter5413 yeah man, every game I play I always try to challenge the meta. I like to do things that are uncommon. Glad I'm not alone
I think facing these openings is kind of interesting, since most learning materials only talk about how shall we deal with opponents playing good moves or bad but reasonable moves. Having a chance to play against people with weird moves might help us have a better understanding about the normal openings
The fourth rule is a savage 😈
Great video. I really like #4. And using #6 in chess will help me practice for life 😁
Thanks, Rob!
Great question. They throw me off sometimes.
Thanks! It can be pretty annoying to lose to someone who's intentionally playing a stupid opening
5:59 Stockfish is probably giving such a large advantage to White (+6.7) because Stockfish 15 re-defined what a point counted as; it's no longer equivalent to a pawn, but the chance of winning the game. Older versions of Stockfish might have a more even evaluation.
8:59 Imagine starting the game with a blunder...
lol I always play strange openings just to piss people off and if I win it's even more hilarious 😭
I struggle with not being able to predict my opponent so this video helped alot
We study classic openings because they work. With moderate care, they always deliver a middle game that we can still win.
Finnally nelsi made video I needed! By the way do you even remember me?
Of course!
Is there any discord where i can send a puzzle ? .. i am playing with my friend and we end up with a draw .. but i think that at some point he could win the game and just didn't see the right move
no way i will be able to overthink the opening,i usually underthink the whole game
Thanks a lot Master you deserved honor and respect.👍
In addition to its usefulness, this content was delivered very well, really enjoyed it :)
Brilliant video. Just focus on fundamentals and practice identifying weaknesses, understanding in the process what makes an opening good or bad.
you speak and teach so well i almost wish i had you for math class
Six tips to CRUSH Strange Openings:
1. Look for obvious weaknesses or drawbacks.
2. Look for subtle weaknesses or drawbacks.
3. Develop and control the center like normal!
4. Respond to a strange opening with a strange move yourself!
5. Categorize the opening as either really bad or just somewhat bad.
6. Don't overthink it.
Which Website are you using for you RUclips Videos?
Spot on
Good channel for tips
Thanks for visiting!
Thank you, now I can punish people who play weird triangles with moves like f3 etc
Weird openings remind me of a funny story Gotham told involving two games between the same players:
Game 1: f4 e5 g3 exf4 gxf4 Qh4#
Game 2: f4 e5 fxe5 Qh4+ g3 Be7 gxh4 Bh4#
my parents talking about me be like: 3:14
On puzzle 2, kc5 is protecting the a6 knight and it removes the fork.
Yeah, if I have opponents like that I usually crush them by just playing solid moves because the weaknesses will eventually get worse and worse for them.
I would disagree a bit on Tip 2.... Sometimes I play even 5. ... b6 and 6. ... g6 which in more than 60% of my games (I am mid-level player!) turns out to be positive! I.e. I win in more than 60% of such games. Not to mention occasions when I I am able to play 7. ... a6 and 8. ... h6.............. I wouldnt like to comment the reasons for that right now though ))) Again on Tip 2 -..... When we have the white move e5, black can take it once, say by d6:e5, but on d4:e5 - black should NOT be silly to take it again, while they could simply play f5!
For tip 2 I expected black to pin white's knights using the queen.
Opponent: play a strange move
Me: *outsmart him with stranger move*
Who's on first what's on second i don't know's on third
I don't know why it made me laugh but it did when you said now how do I make them pay for this bad opening
This happen to me and i was not happy 😕 😆
Yaa like it's soo annoying when people play these and win
If the opponent sacrifices, then try to survive. If the opponent plays edge pawn, then take the center.
I prefer the weirdest game because you get the opponent into something they don't know 110%. If I lose quickly then I see why.
Just play normally
Unless you are facing Hikaru when he's doing a Speedrun with a strange opening.
And in that case, you can just resign
My favorite tip was:Strange Response.
This video didn't specifically address how to defend against the Bongcloud, and I am disappointed.
God bless you! And may God curse the Hippo!
Haha I love the hippo but I can't stand playing against it
@@snugglypichu6881 Don't let them get into full hippo, attack them before they get setup, seems to work for me, good luck! I've played the hippo as my opening for both sides a couple hundred times, with great success!
Love the hippo!
Just play the bongcloud to tell your opponent that you think they trash lmao
me crying because the polish opening
Every opening is a strange opening if you don’t study openings
When the knights are forked the knight to c5 can stop the fork
then you just take with pawn
We all failed step 6 by watching this XD
Hi Nelson Lopez I am your friend right
Before even viewing the video: when your opponent plays silly stuff, call the bluff and prioritize good development. That's how you win against ridiculous pawn-pushy openings (unless they create an obvious weakness, but you can push a lot of pawns before your position actually crumbles.) Many people think there should be an immediate crushing blow you can deal to silly openings, but there usually isn't, and the answer is to just develop to ideal squares. Their position will fall apart if you just keep developing and stop hoping for immediate tactics (in fact, looking for immediate tactics often falls into the silly opening "trap.")
(Edit: having watched the video, I'm essentially emphasizing tip 3. Just play like you normally would. Take advantage of the fact they aren't pressuring you!)
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